If you simply want to create a local copy of the source to play with, you can clone the main repository using this command:

git clone git://github.com/eslint/eslint.git

If you’re planning on contributing to ESLint, then it’s a good idea to fork the repository. You can find instructions for forking a repository at http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/. After forking the ESLint repository, you’ll want to create a local copy of your fork.

Start Developing

Before you can get started developing, you’ll need to have a couple of things installed: